France's Labor Minister Caught in the Fight for the L'Oreal Family Fortune (Time.com)

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Time.com – The drama of the fight to control the L’OrÉal family fortune has reached up into the French government, with France’s Labour Minister facing accusations of aiding and abetting in tax evasion

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Joy, relief in Latin America over World Cup success (McClatchy Newspapers)

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McClatchy Newspapers – MEXICO CITY — The broad success of Latin America’s teams at soccer’s World Cup has brought many parts of the region a joyful and brief respite from troubles.

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Brazilian mayor: Floods have flattened entire town (AP)

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In this photo released by Agencia Brasil, flood waters surround buildings in the city of Barreiros in Pernambuco state, Brazil, Wednesday, June 23, 2010. Rescuers searched Wednesday for 600 people declared missing after torrential floods ripped through cities in northeastern Brazil. The death toll rose to 44 after three bodies were found overnight.  (AP Photo/Antonio Cruz, Agencia Brasil)AP – Torrential waters flattened a small town as floods raged through two states in northeastern Brazil and the death toll was expected to surpass 44 as rescuers searched Wednesday for hundreds of people reported missing.


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Quake rattles Ottawa, other Canada cities (Reuters)

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Reuters – A magnitude 5.0 quake struck north of the Canadian capital Ottawa on Wednesday, shaking a wide area of central Canada, the U.S. Geological Survey and witnesses reported.

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Israel: Flotillas aim to get weapons to Gaza (AP)

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Palestinians search a destroyed runway to collect gravel at the airport damaged by late Israeli air strikes in Rafah, southern of Gaza Strip, Wednesday, June 23, 2010. Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip was imposed after the militant Hamas group violently seized power in the territory three years ago. Cement and other building materials are rarely allowed by Israel to enter Gaza, and Israel says the blockade is meant to keep weapons out of Gaza and to put pressure on its Hamas rulers. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)AP – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu charged Wednesday that the real motivation behind plans to send blockade-busting ships toward Gaza is to allow free flow of weapons into the Palestinian territory.


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US study downplays Pakistan madrassa threat (AFP)

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Pakistani students gather in front of a madrassa in Lahore in 2009, after a suicide attack. Pakistan desperately needs more schools to curb extremism but madrassas -- the Islamic seminaries that have struck fear in the West -- are not the main problem, a US study said Wednesday.(AFP/File/Arif Ali)AFP – Pakistan desperately needs more schools to curb extremism but madrassas — the Islamic seminaries that have struck fear in the West — are not the main problem, a US study said Wednesday.


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Dueling 'Beauties' a highlight of ballet season (AP)

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In this image released by the American Ballet Theater, Alina Cojocaru and Jose Manuel Carreno perform in a matinee show of 'The Sleeping Beauty,' on Saturday, June 19, 2010 in New York. (AP Photo/ABT, Gene Schiavone)AP – In baseball, they call it a double-header. That sounds a little unrefined for ballet. But what else do you call it when two acclaimed visiting ballerinas are performing the same role on the same day on the same stage?


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Kilmer sets record straight with NM neighbors (AP)

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In this June 2, 2010, image, actor Val Kilmer, center, talks with friends of Dennis Hopper at Hopper's memorial service in Ranchos de Taos, N.M. Kilmer is set to go before the San Miguel County Commission to address what some of his northern New Mexico neighbors consider to be disparaging comments he made in magazine articles several years ago. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)AP – Actor Val Kilmer appeared before San Miguel County commissioners Wednesday to apologize to his northern New Mexico neighbors and anyone else offended by disparaging comments he was quoted as making about the community.


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Armani – From Seersucker Chic to Leather Army (Fashion Wire Daily)

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FWD106  Model walks the runway at the Giorgio Armani show during Men Spring 2011 Fashion Week in Milan on Tuesday, June 22, 2010.(Fashion Wire Daily/Gruber)Fashion Wire Daily – Giorgio Armani might be at an age when most men are pulling on slippers and putting their feet up, but judging from his latest two latest menswear collections this sprightly 75-year-old is as energetic and curious as ever.


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Oscar organizers consider moving up award show date (Reuters)

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Reuters – Oscar organizers are considering advancing the telecast for the world’s top film honors in 2012, which could speed Hollywood’s awards season and create challenges for other programs and film studios.

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Monaco's Prince Albert bids adieu to bachelorhood (AP)

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Prince Albert of Monaco and Charlene Wittstock leave the Stockholm's cathedral after the wedding of Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling June 19, 2010. Prince Albert II of Monaco, son of the late Hollywood actress Grace Kelly, is to marry South African former Olympic swimmer and model Charlene Wittstock, the prince's office said in a statement on Wednesday. Picture taken June 19, 2010.  REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier (FRANCE - Tags: ROYALS SOCIETY)AP – Prince Albert is giving Monaco a crown princess at last. Ditching decades of bachelorhood, the boyish if balding monarch announced Wednesday he will marry South African ex-swimming champion Charlene Wittstock. Albert’s betrothed has iconic shoes to fill, stepping into a role left vacant since the death of much-beloved Princess Grace in a car crash.


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A year later, Jackson fans still out in force (AP)

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FILE - In this June 13, 2005 file photo, Michael Jackson supporter Andre White appears to cry as he listens to the the verdicts in Jackson's child molestation case in Santa Maria, Calif. Jackson was found not guilty on all counts against him.   Jackson's notoriously loyal fan based has re-emerged in the year since Jackson's death.   (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, file)AP – Erin Jacobs once traded her brand new bicycle for tickets to see Michael Jackson. Now, more than 25 years later, it’s her time, organizational skills and gas money that she’s giving to the King of Pop.


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CNN hires Spitzer, Parker to co-host new program (AP)

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FILE - In this Nov. 12, 2009 file photo, former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer addresses an audience during a Harvard University ethics forum on the school's campus in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, file)AP – CNN is pairing former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer and conservative columnist Kathleen Parker for a combative new prime-time program it insists won’t be the second coming of “Crossfire.”


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Oscar organizers ponder earlier show time (AP)

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FILE - In this March 7, 2010 file photo, Sandra Bullock accepts the Oscar for best performance by an actress in a leading role for 'The Blind Side' at the 82nd Academy Awards in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, file)AP – Academy Awards organizers are talking about moving up the date of the show, possibly as early as January.


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Vice president's wife set to guest on 'Army Wives' (AP)

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FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2009 file photo, Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden is shown during a State Arriva for India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, file)AP – Lifetime network’s “Army Wives” is set to welcome the wife of Vice President Joe Biden in a future episode.


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Dancing, exhibits, specials mark Michael Jackson anniversary (Reuters)

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Reuters – In Tokyo, fans are planning a sleepover surrounded by his possessions; in Los Angeles, devotees are hoping to visit his grave; and on TV and radio stations around the world, lovers of the King of Pop’s music won’t stop ’til they get enough.

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Madeleine Albright works on WWII childhood memoir (AP)

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FILE - In this Oct. 22, 2009 file photo, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on NATO. Albright is working on a book, 'part memoir and part cautionary tale,' about Europe from 1937 to 1948. Albright's 'While I Was Growing Up' will be published in 2012, HarperCollins announced Tuesday, June 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, File)AP – Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright is working on a “part memoir and part cautionary tale” about Europe from 1937 to 1948.


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Music of the Spheres? Stand by for the Boson Sonata (Reuters)

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Reuters – Do you enjoy Mike Oldfield’s “Music of the Spheres?” Are you uplifted by Gustav Holst’s “The Planets” suite?

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Free Buffett concert tickets gone; eBay bans sale (AP)

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FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2009 file photo, musician Jimmy Buffett performs at an event for the new Google Earth 5.0 at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, file)AP – Tickets to Jimmy Buffett’s free concert in Alabama to show support for the oil spill-stricken Gulf Coast have been grabbed up quickly and begun showing up for sale on eBay for more than $100 each.


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Experts: CT scans pose risks, need more regulation (AP)

Posted under Health on Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 at 2:39 pm

AP – From long-term cancer risks to radiation overdose mistakes, CT scans pose a growing danger to the American public and need more regulation to improve their safety, imaging experts write in a leading medical journal.

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